Baltimore Orioles pitcher John Parrish pitches in the tenth inning against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on May 9, 2007 at Orioles Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. Parrish got the win as the Orioles defeated the Devil Rays 1-0 in ten innings on a walk-off home run by designated hitter Aubrey Huff. (UPI Photo/Mark Goldman)

John Parrish (born 1965 in San Francisco, California) is an actor, who is best known for his portrayal of Jax Briggs in the sequels of the original Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat III and Mortal Kombat 4 arcade games. He also practiced in Northern Kung Fu, and ran a company called Better Bodies Personal Training Firm in Oak Park, Illinois. Now or days john is married to a filipina women and has one child. He has been working with a acting studio called Circa-Pintig which has produced most of his recent work, as well as the work of his daughter. ="John Parrish IMDb">"John Parrish (III)". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663552/. Retrieved 2008-06-15. </ref>

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